Lawas weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇾 Malaysia · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Lawas is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 67/100), with January and March close behind. Lawas averages about 2,164 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 131 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,164
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 67/100
- Rain / year
- 2,976 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 26k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Lawas?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Lawas is February, then January and March. The dullest month is January (64/100, 253 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Lawas?
Lawas gets a moderate 2,164 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 3 Sunshine Score points separate February from January. It ranks #20 of 34 destinations in Malaysia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,210 hours. The year's 2,976 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 253 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 67 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 131 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 157 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 64 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 203 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 245 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 266 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 259 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 240 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 268 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 335 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 316 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 303 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Lawas by month
The sea off Lawas is warmest in April at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in February at 29°C / 84°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei · 54 km · best in Feb · 2,273 h sun/yr
- Kota Kinabalu Malaysia · 140 km · best in Feb · 2,194 h sun/yr
- Miri Malaysia · 168 km · best in Jan · 2,300 h sun/yr
- Tarakan Indonesia · 293 km · best in Jan · 2,242 h sun/yr
- Tawau Malaysia · 307 km · best in Jan · 2,411 h sun/yr
- Tanjung Redeb - Borneo Island Indonesia · 375 km · best in Aug · 1,997 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Limbang Malaysia · 44 km · 2,164 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Labuan Malaysia · 53 km · 2,476 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Bakalalan Malaysia · 100 km · 2,128 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Long Seridan Malaysia · 104 km · 2,128 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Long Bawan Indonesia · 110 km · 2,128 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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